The News UK Tech team is at the core of one of the world's leading media companies, bringing together talented individuals to tackle exciting challenges and deliver innovative products at scale. Recently named Team of the Year at the UK Business Innovation Awards, we are passionate and trusted experts creating industry-leading solutions through attracting and developing the best talent.

Team: The Commercial Operations & Technology department at News UK is a driving force behind our innovative digital publishing solutions, ensuring compliance, optimisation, and effectiveness in the fast-evolving Adtech and data privacy landscape. This team plays a vital role in supporting the organisation's commitment to delivering trusted journalism while maintaining the highest standards of data privacy and consent management.

Role: As a Consent Operations Manager you'll be reporting to the Head of Consent, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the News UK Consent Management Platform (CMP). You will play a crucial role in ensuring our cookie and tag governance policies are consistently implemented, optimised, and compliant with data privacy regulations. You will work closely with internal teams and external partners to manage consent operations, optimise consent rates, and ensure vendor performance aligns with organisational goals.

Day to day you will:

Oversee daily management of the Consent Management Platform (CMP), ensuring efficient updates and changes.
Enforce cookie and tag governance policies, ensuring consistent implementation across the organisation.
Act as the primary contact for consent management operations and stakeholder communication.
Collaborate with Sourcepoint's Account Management team to implement updates and best practices.
Configure and optimise vendors, properties, and campaigns within the consent portal.
Partner with internal teams to run consent message testing programmes and produce compliance reports.
Support the Commercial team with consent rate optimisation reports and vendor performance monitoring.
Conduct quarterly audits on consent management KPIs, including vendor compliance and data leakage risks.

What We Are Looking for in You:

A proactive, IT-literate self-starter with the ability to help manage and deliver user consent management strategies across News UK.
Strong organisational skills and the ability to run complex projects involving multiple workstreams and stakeholders.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with senior stakeholders across a variety of business functions.
A passion for digital publishing, Adtech, and data privacy, with an eagerness to learn and adapt in a fast-evolving industry.